Liv and Elliot were in the back of a squad car heading home from the morgue when Liam's phone rang. The two looked at each other and Elliot flipped open the phone and spoke calmly, "Hello?"
"Mr. Hodden." Said a voice with a slight eastern European accent.
"Yes?" Elliot said leaning over so Liv could hear. "Why are you in police custody?"
"May I ask who this is?"
"I'm Marco. I work for some of our mutual friends and they are concerned about you speaking to the politzia."
"Of course." Elliot said and nodded at Liv. "Marco please tell our friends that my wife and I witnessed an accident. The officer in charge offered us a ride home after he questioned us."
"You are then ok." Marco said his accent getting a bit thicker as he spoke longer.
"Olive is a bit shaken but we are unharmed."
"Mr. Henry will be pleased to know you are both well."
"We appreciate his concern. We will be sure to say hello on our way through this week." Elliot said and shrugged at Olivia hoping that his answer made sense.
The phone disconnected and Elliot closed his phone and looked at it. "Well that was not only cryptic but unnerving."
Liv scooched closer to El on the bench seat and rested her head on his shoulder. She whispered quietly, "We don't know who we can and can't trust. He might even be able to access the video equipment in the cars El."
Elliot nodded and slowly began to rub Liv's shoulder. "I know Olive. I know." He said loudly enough for the officer driving them to hear.
As they pulled up in front of Olive and Liam's apartment building, they saw a dark blue delivery van driving off. "Who'd be getting a delivery this late?" Liv asked
"Early is more like it." Said El as he held the door open for Liv and they made their way across the lobby to the elevators and up to their floor.
When the door opened, they could see a package waiting for them in front of their door. "I guess we're the ones getting the delivery." Liv said and her hand automatically went to her waist. She cursed under her breath when she remembered that she was undercover and that neither she nor Elliot had their service weapons. "Who do you think it's from Liam?"
"I'm guessing your new admirer."
"Well that was very sweet of him." Liv said as they got to the door and bent down to examine the box. It appeared to be a standard shipping box from a local florist. Liv swallowed heavily and then smiled as she stood up and said, "Liam, give me your phone."
Elliot handed Liv his phone and then scrolled through the recent call log. She found the number she wanted and took Elliot's hand and stepped several feet away and then pressed redial. She listened through the phone as the other number rang.
"Yea?"
"Marco?" Liv said sweetly
"Yea." The voice said a bit defensively
"Marco this is Olive. Are you by any chance near Henry?"
"Hold on."
Elliot watched the box as Liv played for time.
"Olive. How did you know the gift was from me."
"Well when Marco called to check on us. Then a present was waiting as soon as we arrived. I knew it had to be you. Who else would be so charming." Liv practically oozed as Elliot rolled his eyes
"Do me a favor."
"For you, nearly anything." Liv teased
"Wear that next time you come through and let's see if we can splash in the puddle together."
"Mmmmm" Liv hummed "Now I just can't wait until Thursday, but you've got to promise me one thing."
"What's that?"
"You'll nibble the other side of my neck this time too." Liv rolled her eyes and shook her head
"That's a promise."
Henry hung up and Liv handed Elliot back the phone. "Really?" Elliot said.
"Come on, Liam." Olive said and slid her body around his. "It could be fun to be nibbled on by both of you at the same time."
"Whatever you say Olive." Liam said as he pushed her into the wall and kissed her hard. Lips still against hers Elliot whispered, "What're you thinking?"
"Sounds like a costume but I wouldn't doubt surveillance equipment." Liv said as she dragged her hands down Elliot's back and cupped his rear pulling him tight against her.
"Let's get you inside." Liam said and stepped a little away from Liv. "I have a package of my own to deliver to you Olive."
"I noticed." Liv said with a tinkling laugh as Elliot escorted her into the apartment stopping briefly to scoop up the box and deposit it in the kitchen before heading to the bedroom.
The next morning Munch and Fin showed up to "discuss the incident that Olive and Liam had witnessed the night before." They also brought with them the information that Captain Cragen had dug up on Henry and took back with them the information about Marco. Elliot had managed to quickly determine that there was no surveillance device on the box or the outfit that had been delivered for Liv to wear. They all were a little taken aback at the outfit but decided it would be best to play along for now until it was decided what the task force wanted to do with the information they now had about Henry.
To make sure that the box could get picked up, Liv tossed it into the outdoor recycle bin after lunch that day, once Fin was able to set up to have a tech sitting inside dressed like a bum. The tech then waited another 45 minutes before climbing out to take the box to the FBI crime lab to see what they would be able to get off of the box.
Liv and Elliot spent the rest of the day in the dining room working on connecting Henry and Marco to the other members of the chain of characters they had already established in the web of crime. They had made some significant progress when Liam's phone rang.
The two looked at each other as Elliot reached for the phone. "Hello?"
"Is this Liam Holden?" said a sultry female voice
"Hodden" Elliot corrected
"Yes, of course."
"I am going to be meeting with you tomorrow to discuss your terms of payment." The woman's voice said catching slightly on her R's.
"For the club?" Elliot tried to clarify
"Yes. Make a splash at 9. Make sure you wear the blue swim bottoms. I will leave a request slip for you at the desk when you sign in, so you will know exactly which ones to wear."
"How will I know its you?" Elliot asked
"I will be wearing the matching blue top."
"OK. We'll see you at 9."
"No darling. Just you. Olive has a different appointment." The dial tone followed.